PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between CT Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Throw it Up #2-Lil jon. CT Turner looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Turner
vs
Sanderson

178 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, CT Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Sanderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Turner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Turner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Turner some visible discomfort.
Turner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Sanderson is staying tight to Turner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Turner taking a bit of punishment here - Sanderson scoring with strikes.
Sanderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson lands an elbow.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Turner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanderson is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanderson is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanderson avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sanderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Still in half guard, Sanderson seems content to control.
Turner is staying active underneath Sanderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanderson wants to pass to mount but Turner is defending the position.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Turner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Sanderson is trying to control. Turner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Sanderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sanderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turner did well to prevent Sanderson getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sanderson seems content to control.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanderson works his way into side control.
Sanderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson lands an elbow.
Sanderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Turner pushes Sanderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turner is not content to let Sanderson control the position.
Turner is trying to control Sanderson's posture but Sanderson avoids it.
Turner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanderson looks up at the clock and then as Turner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson working the body and head with strikes.
Turner is looking for a sweep.

Sanderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turner has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanderson cracks Turner with a big right hand but Turner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Turner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanderson connects with a decent elbow.
Sanderson wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Sanderson cracks Turner with a big right hand but Turner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Sanderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanderson controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Sanderson prevents Turner from escaping the position.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.
Turner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turner can't do much from the bottom here.
Turner pushes Sanderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.

Sanderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Cael Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner has a closed guard, preventing Sanderson from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Sanderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controls the position.
Sanderson grinds an elbow into Turner's temple.
Sanderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanderson wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Turner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Sanderson scores with a couple of short elbows.

Sanderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Turner is defending well.
Turner is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanderson shoots in and bounces Turner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
Sanderson is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.

Turner pushes a forearm under Sanderson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sanderson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CT Turner!